Donard Demesne West
Donard Demesne West is a townland in the civil parish of Donard, barony of Talbotstown Lower, Co. Wicklow. Its name in Irish is Diméin Dhún Ard Thiar.
Parcel 1298874
- Area
- 342 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- R3 Secondary Development Area (Donard Town Plan) The objective
M2 Primary Development Area (Donard Town Plan) The objective - Townland
- Donard Demesne West
Planning applications on this parcel
15 Jun 2020Conditional
construction of an additional 35 no. bedroom nursing home wing to previously approved 60 bed nursing home under 16/1392. The additional nursing home wings will be in 2 blocks - (21 bedroom wing and 14 bedroom wing) and all associated site works. Permission for the amendment and re-location of internal road network and relocation of previously approved 8 no. 3 bedroom dormer bungalows, in 4 blocks of semi-detached units and all associated site works
Permission, 8 homes · Wicklow County Council, 20544
10 Jul 2018Conditional
classroom, office, internal alterations and a corridor link to the front (north) of the existing school building and all ancillary works and permission is sought to upgrade (including raising roof) and extend existing store for conversion to staff room, a link corridor to the rear (south) of existing school, internal alterations and all ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18779
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.
Recorded monuments around it
No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
- Radon
- At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of this parcel.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.
- Area
- 21.3 ha
- 53 acres
- Land parcels
- 20
- registered freehold, median 2,531 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres)
- Zoning
- M2
- Primary Development Area
- Planning
- 25
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
20 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Donard Demesne West, from 28 m² to 63,416 m² (6.34 ha, 15.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, or as GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- M2Primary Development Area (City/Town/village Centre, central area)
Donard Town Plan, Wicklow · 8 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Secondary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Donard Town Plan, Wicklow · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan - R3Tertiary Development Area (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
Donard Town Plan, Wicklow · 3 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
22 Sept 2026N/a
construction of 10 No. two storey houses (8 No. 3 Bedroom semi-detached house in 4 blocks and 2 detached 4 bedroom houses), entrance, landscaping, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660849
21 Jul 2026N/a
new recessed entrance and all ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660646
25 Jun 2026Conditional
single storey porch to the rear of the existing Donard Community Hall within the curtilage of an (NIAH) National Inventory of Architectural Heritage Reg no. 16311004
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660580
8 Apr 2026Conditional
Planning permission is sought for change of use at Barrack Street, Donard Co Wicklow, W91 A2Y7. The development will consist of change of use (removal of condition 2A of planning reference 05/3262) from restricted use as a dwelling to use by all classes of persons.
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2660279
30 Jan 2026Conditional
section 254 licence - hoarding
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2626
23 Sept 2025N/a
construction of 10 No. two storey style houses (8 No. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses in 4 blocks and 2 detached 4 bedroom houses), entrance, landscaping, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560747
19 Sept 2025Conditional
(A) demolition of existing ruins of a house. (B) planning permission for a replacement two bedroom storey and a half type house and (C) connection into the existing main foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2560739
8 Apr 2025Conditional
a new recessed agricultural entrance to replace existing entrance and all ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2581
29 May 2024Conditional
proposed residential development of 14no. pitched roof houses (Type A - 8no 4bed Semi Detached 2storey with converted attic and dormer to front, Type B - 4no 3bed Semi Detached 2storey and Type C - 2no 3 bed Detached 2storey) and all associated site development works to include services infrastructure, landscaping and boundary treatments with a new opening to the existing boundary wall to form site entrance on Barrack Street to facilitate new estate road, vehicular and pedestrian access and footpath to include the relinquishment of the existing public car parking at the location of the new proposed site entrance
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460292
22 Feb 2024N/a
the construction of 10 No. houses (in 5 sets of semi-detached bungalow style, 3 bedroom style houses), entrance, landscaping, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460097
15 Feb 2024N/a
the construction of 10 No. Houses (In 5 sets of semi-detached bungalow style, 3 bedroom style houses), entrance, landscaping, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 2460083
13 Jun 2022Conditional
proposed residential development of 10 no. 2 storey dwelling houses (6 no. 3 bed terraced and 4 no. 4 bed semi-detached) and associated site development works to include services infrastructure, landscaped public open space amenity, boundary treatments and new opening to boundary facing Barrack Street to facilitate an estate road, vehicular entrance and footpath to include the relinquishment of existing public car parking at the location of new proposed entrance
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 22652
24 Nov 2020N/a
replace 6 no. windows in the original part of the Community Hall
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 201191
19 Nov 2020Conditional
construction of a two storey block of housing units consisting of 3 no. two bedroomed two storey townhouses, 2 no. one bedroomed apartments (one at ground floor and one at first floor level), 1 no. one bedroom two storey townhouse, retention of site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 201167
15 Jun 2020Conditional
construction of an additional 35 no. bedroom nursing home wing to previously approved 60 bed nursing home under 16/1392. The additional nursing home wings will be in 2 blocks - (21 bedroom wing and 14 bedroom wing) and all associated site works. Permission for the amendment and re-location of internal road network and relocation of previously approved 8 no. 3 bedroom dormer bungalows, in 4 blocks of semi-detached units and all associated site works
Permission, 8 homes · Wicklow County Council, 20544
4 Sept 2019Refused
two storey block of housing unit consisting of 3 no two bedroomed two storey townhouses, 2 no one bedroom apartments (one at ground floor and one at first floor level), retention of site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19980
9 Jul 2019N/a
two storey block of housing unit consisting of 3 no two bedroomed two storey townhouses, 2 no one bedroom apartments (one at ground floor and one at first floor level), retention of site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19734
2 Apr 2019Conditional
6 blocks of semi detached single storey houses, the houses are to be used exclusively as age friendly living houses, consisting of 12 houses were each block comprises of 1 no one bedroom unit and 1 no two bedroom unit. Permission is also required for the construction of site entrance, internal access roads, footpaths, connection to existing foul sewer, proposed surface water and watermain services, parking and open space areas necessary to serve the permitted development (granted under 16/1392) and the proposed development and all associated site works
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19344
12 Mar 2019N/a
6 blocks of semi detached single storey houses, the houses are to be used exclusively as age friendly independent living houses, consisting of 12 houses where each block comprises of 1 no one bedroom unit and 1 no two bedroom unit. Permission is also required for the construction of the previously permitted entrance arrangements, internal access roads and connection to public foul sewer previously granted under 16/1392
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 19259
7 Jan 2019N/a
6 blocks of semi detached single storey houses, consisting of 12 houses where each block comprises of 1 no one bedroom unit and 1 no two bedroom unit. The houses are to be used exclusively as age living houses and will utilise the previously permitted entrance arrangements, internal access road and connection to public foul sewer previously granted under 16/1392
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 1911
17 Dec 2018N/a
two storey block of housing units consisting of 3 no two bedroomed two storey townhouses, 2 no one bedroomed apartments (one at ground floor and one at first floor level), 1 no one bedroom two storey townhouse, RETENTION of site boundaries as constructed and all associated site works
Retention, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 181409
14 Dec 2018Conditional
array of solar photovoltaics on south east roof of shed (there is a protected structure within the curtilage of the site)
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 181400
27 Aug 2018N/a
1. 10 No. Semi-detached two storey houses, 2. 4 No. Semi-detached Dormer Bungalows, 3. 1 No. 15 bedroomed single storey detached Age Friendly independent living unit with communal kitchen, living and dining spaces, 4. Detached building consisting of a plant room, overnight nurses station and storage rooms and all associated site works. Entrance arrangements, internal access roads (where appropriate), connection to public foul sewer previously granted under PRR 16/1392 will remain as permitted. (The housing element proposed in Item 1 and 2 will amend and replace the previously approved 8 No. Dormer bungalows granted on site under planning reference 16/1392)
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18959
13 Aug 2018N/a
10 semi detached two storey houses, 4 no semi detached dormer bungalows, 1 no 15 bedroom single storey detached age friendly independent living unit with communal kitchen, living and dining spaces, detached building consisting of a plant room, overnight nurses station and storage room and all associated site works. Entrance arrangements, internal access roads (where appropriate) connection to public foul sewer previously granted under 16/1351 will remain as permitted. (The housing element proposed in item 1 and 2 will amend and replace the previously approved 8 no dormer bungalows granted on site under 16/1351)
Permission, 1 home · Wicklow County Council, 18915
10 Jul 2018Conditional
classroom, office, internal alterations and a corridor link to the front (north) of the existing school building and all ancillary works and permission is sought to upgrade (including raising roof) and extend existing store for conversion to staff room, a link corridor to the rear (south) of existing school, internal alterations and all ancillary works
Permission · Wicklow County Council, 18779
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Donard Demesne West.
Recorded monuments
No recorded monument lies in the townland of Donard Demesne West.
Architectural heritage
- Donard National School, school, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Detached six-bay single-storey national school, built c.1830. The façade is finished in painted roughcast whilst the hipped roof is covered in artificial slate. The entrance consists of a timber door and the flat-headed windows have replacement two over two timber sash frames. Replacement metal rainwater goods. The national school faces directly onto a narrow road.
- House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Short terrace of one single- and two two-bay two-storey houses, built c.1820, and all now disused. The entire front elevation is finished in painted roughcast and the pitched roofs are covered in artificial slate. The doorways and the flat-headed windows have been boarded over (with the boards painted to simulate actual doors and window frames). Cast-iron rainwater goods. The terrace faces onto a street.
- House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
Description
Terraced four-bay two-storey house, built c.1820. The façade is finished in painted roughcast whilst the pitched roof is slated and has a rendered chimneystack. The entrance consists of a tongue and groove timber door and the flat-headed windows have replacement timber frames with top-hung openers. Cast-iron rainwater goods. The house faces onto a street.
- House, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
Description
Semi-detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1830. The façade is finished in painted render whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has a rendered chimneystack. The entrance consists of a timber tongue and groove door and the flat-headed windows have two over two timber sash frames. The house has a road frontage.
- Miller Byrne's Cottage, house, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay single-storey house, built c.1800, with attached single-bay outbuilding to the west. The façade is finished in unpainted roughcast and unpainted plain render whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is covered in corrugated-iron and has a rendered parapets and a rendered chimneystack. The entrance consists of a timber tongue and groove door and the small flat-headed windows have two over two timber sash frames. The outbuilding (whose roofline is lower than the house) has a large doorway with timber tongue and groove double door. Metal rainwater goods. The house has a road frontage.
- Donard Demesne House, house, 1770–1790 · Regional interest
Description
Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1780. The façade is finished in unpainted roughcast whilst the gable-ended pitched roof is slated and has rendered chimneystacks. The entrance consists of panelled timber door and semi-circular fanlight with ‘spider’s web’ tracery, all encased in a Gibbsian-like granite surround. The entrance is approached via a splayed flight of stone steps with simple wrought-iron railings. The windows are flat-headed and filled with six over six timber sash frames. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Attached to the north side of the house is a lower two-storey outbuilding. The house is surrounded by a garden / yard and enclosed from the roadside by a tall rubble wall.
Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).
Ground and risks
Radon, landslides, flooding
- Radon
- At the centre of the townland of Donard Demesne West, about 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home
- Landslides
- The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately low, low, partly inferred.
- Terrain model
- No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Donard Demesne West.
- Flooding
- The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.
Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Donard Demesne West with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Wicklow.
The townland
- Name
- Donard Demesne West · Diméin Dhún Ard Thiar
- Area
- 212,784 m² (21.28 ha, 52.58 acres)
- Civil parish
- Donard, and its townlands
- Barony
- Talbotstown Lower
- Electoral division
- Donard, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- 586 people lived in 206 households in the Donard electoral division. 71% of households owned their home. 30% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Broomfields, Donard Demesne East, Donard Lower, Donard Upper, Doodys Bottoms, Irishtown East
- Placenames
- Donard Demesne West on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland
Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.